By james art Two people were found dead in a burning car Tuesday morning in northeast Birmingham, according to authorities
The vehicle and bodies were found in the 1600 block of 89th Place North.
It is in the Airport Highlands neighborhood of the Airport Hills community.
Firefighters from Birmingham were called to the wooded area just before 8am to a report of smoke. They arrived to find the sedan engulfed.
After putting out the fire, they found two bodies inside. Both were burned beyond recognition.
The cause of death was not immediately clear and an autopsy by the Jefferson County Medical Examiner’s Office is pending.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Birmingham police arson investigators also responded to the scene.
“We’ll keep our ears open for any missing people,” Fitzgerald said.
If considered homicides, they would be the city’s 132nd and 133rd homicides of 2024.
Of these, 10 were determined to be valid, and another two occurred in previous years, but the victims died in 2024.
Anyone with information is asked to call Homicide investigators at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
This is a developing story and will be updated.